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Économie de la connaissance : le rôle des consortiums de haute technologie dans la production d'un bien public

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  • Maurice Cassier
  • Dominique Foray

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[fre] Cet article porte sur la capacité des consortiums de haute technologie à apporter des solutions aux problèmes d’allocation de ressources dans le domaine de l’économie de la recherche et de la production de connaissances. Le cadre théorique est construit sur la base d’une caractérisation des régimes de propriété, notion qui définit les grands modes de dotation des droits de propriété et permet de formuler les problèmes de coordination et d’incitation qui y sont associés. Nous utilisons les résultats d’études de cas, réalisées dans le cadre d’un programme de recherche européen, pour exposer le rôle possible de l’invention collective dans la résolution de ces problèmes. [eng] A Knowledge-Based Economy : the Role of High-Technology Consortiums in Producing Public Goods.. This article discusses the capacity of high-technology consortiums to contribute solutions to the problem of resource allocation in connection with the economics involved in looking for and producing knowledge. The theoretical framework is based on characterisation of ownership regimes. This concept covers the main methods to grant property rights and is used to formulate related coordination and incentive problems. We use the results of case studies conducted as part of a European research programme to explain the possible role of collective invention in solving these problems.

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  • Maurice Cassier & Dominique Foray, 2001. "Économie de la connaissance : le rôle des consortiums de haute technologie dans la production d'un bien public," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 150(4), pages 107-122.
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    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.2001.6354
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